Nairobi panchang, 16 February 2026
Sunrise 06:43 Sunset 18:50 Moonrise 05:43 Magha month
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya · -1.28°, 36.82° · Africa/Nairobi (UTC+03:00)
Sunrise to sunrise
- Bad
- Good
- A limb changes
Day
06:43 to 18:50- Amrit
- Kaal
- Shubh
- Rog
- Udveg
- Char
- Labh
- Amrit
- Rahu Kalam 08:14 – 09:44
- Yamaganda 11:15 – 12:46
- Abhijit Muhurta 12:22 – 13:10
- Durmuhurta 13:10 – 13:59
- Gulika Kalam 14:17 – 15:48
- Durmuhurta 15:36 – 16:24
- 15:04 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 15:04 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 18:18 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
Night
18:50 to 06:43 next day- Char
- Rog
- Kaal
- Labh
- Udveg
- Shubh
- Amrit
- Char
- Pradosha 18:50 – 21:12
- Brahma Muhurta 05:08 – 05:55 Current practice: the 14th night muhurta
- 23:20 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 03:06 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 06:35 next day Moon enters Aquarius
The five limbs
- Tithi Krishna Chaturdashi until 15:04
- Nakshatra Shravana until 18:18 · lord Moon
- Yoga Variyan until 23:20
- Karana Shakuni until 15:04, then Chatushpada
- Vara Monday lord Moon
- Moon and Sun Capricorn Moon Sun in Aquarius
- 15:04 Tithi becomes Amavasya
- 15:04 Karana becomes Chatushpada
- 18:18 Nakshatra becomes Dhanishta
- 23:20 Yoga becomes Parigha
- 03:06 next day Karana becomes Naga
- 06:35 next day Moon enters Aquarius
Times to avoid
- Rahu Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 08:14 – 09:44
- Yamaganda Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 11:15 – 12:46
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 13:10 – 13:59
- Gulika Kalam Kālaprakāśikā pp. 175–176 14:17 – 15:48
- Durmuhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.52, p. 275 15:36 – 16:24
- Inauspicious yoga Parigha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.34–35, p. 28; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 33 (Vajra 9 in Muhūrta-mārtaṇḍa v. 2, p. 3) 23:20 – 10:39 next day
Good windows
- Brahma Muhurta Current practice: the 14th of the night's 15 muhurtas, ending one muhurta before sunrise. Manusmṛti 4.92 names the brahma muhurta; Kullūka (1909, p. 149) reads it as the last yama of the night, and Govindarāja, as Kullūka reports him, as its last muhurta. 05:08 – 05:55
- Abhijit Muhurta Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 6.50, p. 274 (the 8th day muhurta); 6.52, p. 275 (not on Wednesday) 12:22 – 13:10
- Pradosha Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary, p. 125 (Skanda); Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129 18:50 – 21:12
- Sarvartha Siddhi Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.28–29, p. 22, main reading 06:43 – 18:18
- Siddhi (weekday and nakshatra) Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.30, p. 23 06:43 – 18:18
Choghadiya
| Amrit | 06:43 – 08:14 | Good |
|---|---|---|
| Kaal | 08:14 – 09:44 | Bad |
| Shubh | 09:44 – 11:15 | Good |
| Rog | 11:15 – 12:46 | Bad |
| Udveg | 12:46 – 14:17 | Bad |
| Char | 14:17 – 15:48 | Neutral |
| Labh | 15:48 – 17:19 | Good |
| Amrit | 17:19 – 18:50 | Good |
| Char | 18:50 – 20:19 | Neutral |
|---|---|---|
| Rog | 20:19 – 21:48 | Bad |
| Kaal | 21:48 – 23:17 | Bad |
| Labh | 23:17 – 00:46 next day | Good |
| Udveg | 00:46 – 02:15 next day | Bad |
| Shubh | 02:15 – 03:44 next day | Good |
| Amrit | 03:44 – 05:14 next day | Good |
| Char | 05:14 – 06:43 next day | Neutral |
Hora
Seasonal horas: the daytime and the night each in 12 parts. No printed source is cited for this split.
Equal horas: 60 minutes (2.5 ghatis) each, counted from sunrise as Vivāha-vṛndāvana counts them. The 24th runs to the next sunrise. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 1.55, p. 49
- 06:43 NowMoon
- 07:43 NowSaturn
- 08:44 NowJupiter
- 09:44 NowMars
- 10:45 NowSun
- 11:46 NowVenus
- 12:46 NowMercury
- 13:47 NowMoon
- 14:47 NowSaturn
- 15:48 NowJupiter
- 16:49 NowMars
- 17:49 NowSun
- 18:50 NowVenus
- 19:49 NowMercury
- 20:49 NowMoon
- 21:48 NowSaturn
- 22:47 NowJupiter
- 23:47 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:46 NowSun
- 01:46 NowVenus
- 02:45 NowMercury
- 03:44 NowMoon
- 04:44 NowSaturn
- 05:43 NowJupiter
- 06:43 NowMoon
- 07:43 NowSaturn
- 08:43 NowJupiter
- 09:43 NowMars
- 10:43 NowSun
- 11:43 NowVenus
- 12:43 NowMercury
- 13:43 NowMoon
- 14:43 NowSaturn
- 15:43 NowJupiter
- 16:43 NowMars
- 17:43 NowSun
- 18:43 NowVenus
- 19:43 NowMercury
- 20:43 NowMoon
- 21:43 NowSaturn
- 22:43 NowJupiter
- 23:43 NowMars
- Next day
- 00:43 NowSun
- 01:43 NowVenus
- 02:43 NowMercury
- 03:43 NowMoon
- 04:43 NowSaturn
- 05:43 NowJupiter
Rising sign (lagna)
- 05:08 – 06:33 Capricorn
- 06:33 – 08:26 Aquarius
- 08:26 – 10:18 Pisces
- 10:18 – 12:16 Aries
- 12:16 – 14:23 Taurus
- 14:23 – 16:32 Gemini
- 16:32 – 18:33 Cancer
- 18:33 – 20:24 Leo
- 20:24 – 22:14 Virgo
- 22:14 – 00:10 next day Libra
- 00:10 – 02:17 next day Scorpio
- 02:17 – 04:27 next day Sagittarius
- 04:27 – 06:29 next day Capricorn
- 06:29 – 06:43 next day Aquarius
The Vedic day runs from sunrise to the next sunrise.
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